Honor Magic8 vs Honor X9d

Honor
Magic8

Honor
X9d
At a glance
- Brand
- Honor
- Honor
- Release date
- October 2025, 7 months ago
- October 2025, 7 months ago
- Launch price
- CN¥ 4,274.00 ($ 626.03)
- —
- AnTuTu
- 4.028.332 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 99% of devices
- 775.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 80% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.58"
- 6.79"
- Resolution
- 1256 x 2760 px QHD
- 1200 x 2640 px QHD
- Type
- Oled
- AMOLED
- Density
- 461 ppi Very high density
- 437 ppi Very high density
- Aspect ratio
- 20:9
- 20:9
- Features
- Hole-punch Notch, SGS Certified, 1-120 Hz refresh rate, TÜV Rheinland Flicker-free Certified, TÜV Low Blue Light, 4320 Hz PWM, Variable refresh rate 1 Hz, Max brightness HBM - 1600 cd/m², Peak brightness - 6000 cd/m², Always-On Display, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, HDR10+, DCI-P3, 10 Bits panel (8-bit +2-bit FRC), Dolby Vision, Scratch resistant, King Kong Diamond JuRhino Glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)
- Hole-punch Notch, SGS Certified, 3840 Hz PWM, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Peak brightness - 1200 cd/m², Peak brightness - 4000 cd/m², Max brightness HBM - 1800 cd/m², DCI-P3, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, Dual Edge display, Stylus, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
Performance
- Chipset
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen4
- CPU
- 2x4.61 GHz ARM + 6x3.63 GHz ARM
- 4x Cortex A78 a 2.3 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 a 1.8 GHz
- CPU type
- Octa-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 3 nm
- 4 nm
- Frequency
- 4.61 GHz
- 2.3 GHz
- GPU
- Adreno 840 1.2 GHz
- Adreno GPU
- RAM
- 12 GB
- 8 GB
- RAM type
- RAM LPDDR5X
- —
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 50 Mpx
- 108 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.9
- ƒ/ 1.75
- Sensor
- Sony IMX906
- Samsung HM6
- Pixel size
- 1.00 µm
- 1.00 µm
- Sensor size
- 1/1.56"
- 1/1.67"
- Flash
- Dual LED
- Dual LED
- Optical stabilization
- Yes
- Yes
- Slow motion
- Yes, 1920 fps
- Yes, 240 fps
- Features
- Tracking AF, Flicker sensor, Noise reduction, Time-Lapse, 4K Video, 8K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Laser autofocus (LAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Night Mode
- 4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Night Mode
Front camera
- Resolution
- 50 Mpx
- 16 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 2.0
- ƒ/ 2.45
- Sensor
- Sony IMX816
- —
- Pixel size
- 0.64 µm
- —
Battery
- Capacity
- 7000 mAh
- 8300 mAh
- Type
- Si-Carbon Li-Ion
- Si-Carbon Li-Ion
- Fast charge
- Yes , 90.0W
- Yes , 66.0W
- Features
- Wireless charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
- Non-removable
Storage
- Capacity
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- Type
- UFS Storage 4.0
- —
- SD slot
- No
- No
Body
- Dimensions
- 74.0 mm 157.1 mm 8.0 mm Print 3D Model
- 76.1 mm 161.9 mm 7.8 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 205 g
- 199 g
- Materials
- Aluminium alloy
- Plastic , Splash resistant design
- Colors
- Black White Gold Green
- Black Purple Green
- Water/dust resistance
- IP68, IP69
- IP69
- Usable surface
- 90 %
- 90 %
Software
- Operating system
- Android 16 Android 16
- Android 15 Android 15
- Updates
- OS updates: 7 years, Security updates: 7 years
- OS updates: 2 years, Security updates: 3 years
- Google services
- Without Google Mobile services
- With Google Mobile Services
Connectivity
- SIM
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 6.0 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth 5.1 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth profiles
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC, Apt-x Adaptive
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 7 (802.11be)
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac
- Wi-Fi features
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display
- USB
- USB Type-C
- USB Type-C
- USB features
- Charging, OTG
- Charging, OTG
- Navigation
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, GPS (L1+L5), Galileo (E1+E5a)
Networks
- 5G
- n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n12 (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
- n1 (2100), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
- 4G LTE
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
- 3G
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
- B1 (2100), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- 2G
- CDMA BC0 (800), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
Sensors & security
- Fingerprint
- Yes, in screen
- Yes, in screen
- Accelerometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Gyroscope
- Yes
- Yes
- Proximity
- Yes
- —
- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Cooling system
- Yes
- Yes
- Audio
- Hi-Res Audio, Stereo Speakers
- Stereo Speakers, 2 microphones














